First game ever I played on the PC was Golden Axe, loved it and always remember it as an awesome game. Except that, at that time I enjoyed almost every 2D platformer that was available(Superfrog, Prehistorik series etc.).
The games I enjoyed the most, though, were the RPG's of the 90's.
I was...

PC exclusively, most of the games i play are PC only and emulation support for older consoles is pretty sweet. I'm kind of a sucker for retro games, haven't even tried the majority of new games that came out. ^^

Does not compute. :(
Just wanted to add that Minecraft also works on Linux. I am aware that there is a topic in this section about the game, but necrophilia just isn't my thing.
Anyway, I'm +1 to Minecraft addict count. ^^

If you're running Ubuntu, you might want to check this site out, it has a nice collection of games.
As for the ones I would recommend:
Violetland
Lugaru HD
and if you like worms series
Wormux
or
Hedge Wars
Tons of other games on the site i linked, so check it out even...

Whoops, just noticed this topic. ^^
I'm Croatian, living in Croatia so I guess I can give some insight.
As far as people go, generally they are warm and welcoming toward foreigners so I don't think you should have much trouble with that. Now, I'm not sure what the educational system in the...

I use Chrome and Firefox.
Chrome with some basic extensions (AdBlock included) when just casually surfing the web since it's really fast and minimalist.
Firefox comes in when I have some web coding to do because it still has superior extension support (might be just out of habit since I used it...

I can't speak for anybody except myself but procrastinating in solitude boosts my creativity.
About that Magicarp comparison, I think that Anthile was going more for the fact that it evolves into Gyarados. RAWR.

It's a great site and all but a very addictive one, I just got rid of the addiction. Well, actually I didn't, just toned it down a bit by using Google Reader Play feature instead.
Anyway, word of advice, don't get hooked...much. :)